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Osias Korman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2803

Scope and content

Papers include a narrative about Korman's experience on the S.S. St. Louis; correspondence in English, Dutch, German, Hebrew, and Polish, including Rosa Korman's correspondence with dignitaries and officials about the release of her husband Osias from Camp Westerbork, Holland, 1939-47. Also, correspondence with his sons, Gerd and Manfred Korman, from England and the U.S. after their immigration, ca.1942; small notebooks in Hebrew, 1940-44; legal documents, affidavits on behalf of Osias Korman, and tax information from sponsors in the United States to help in Korman's release; list of persons held at Camp Westerbork, Holland, including name, birthdate, and address, 1945; and issues of "De Westerborker," a camp newsletter, 1945.

Dates

  • 1939-1948.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Osias Korman was an inmate of Westerbork, a concentration camp in Holland.

Extent

.8 cubic feet. (.8 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

German

Alternate Form Available

Photocopies also available.

Related Archival Materials

See also Gerd Korman interviews, #3296..

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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